Bible Commentaries

Genesis 2:20 — And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. Adam gave names. — A sign of his sovereignty; Numbers 32:38 ; Numbers 32:41 an argument also of his wisdom, in giving them names according to their natures, as Hebricians well know. But for Adam there was not found, … — God set all the creatures before him, ere he gave him a wife: (1.) That, seeing the sexes, he

Genesis 26:34 — daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite: And Esau was forty years old. — In an apish imitation of his father, who married not till that age; keeping under his body, and bringing it into subjection, as Paul, 1 Corinthians 9:27 being inured by good education, to hard labour, prayer, and pious meditation. But Esau did not so, a pleasure monger; he was a profane person, and, as the Hebrews say, a filthy whore master. So much also the apostle seems to intimate,

Genesis 31:28 — thee, endure him; if a fool, pardon him. Shake off reproaches and hard censures, as Paul did the viper; yea, in a holy scorn, laugh at them, as the wild ass doth at the horse and his rider. "Diotrephes prates against us," saith St John. 3 John 1:10 In the Greek ( φλυαξει ) it is, " trifles against us with malicious words." Although his words were malicious, and he a great man, yet all was but trifles to a clear conscience.

Genesis 38:8 — and raise up seed to thy brother. And Judah said unto Onan. — At fourteen years of age likewise. For, from the birth of Judah to their going down to Egypt, were but forty-three years. And yet before that, Pharez had Hezron and Hamul, Genesis 46:12 being married about the fourteenth year of his age; which was, doubtless, too soon. Childhood is counted and called the flower of age. 1 Corinthians 7:36 And so long the apostle would have marriage forborne. While the flower of the plant sprouteth,

Exodus 24:11 — turned again to temporal pleasures; they soon after ate and drank at that idolatrous feast of the golden calf, and rose up to play. It is set as an aggravation of Solomon’s sin, that he departed from God "that appeared unto him twice." 1 Kings 11:9

Leviticus 13:10 — — It is one of the most remarkable things in all this law, saith a learned divine, that quick or sound flesh in the sore should be judged leprosy, and the man unclean: whereas if the leprosy covered all his flesh, he was pronounced clean. Leviticus 13:13 Hereby may be meant, (1.) Such as justify themselves and their wickedness, as Jonah did his anger; whereas he who judged himself, is like him who had the leprosy all over, and might be declared clean: or, (2.) Such who sin against the light of knowledge,

Leviticus 15:18 — properly to the copper salt; but in English use, when undistinguished by attribute or context, it has always been most commonly, and is now exclusively, applied to green copperas, the proto-sulphate of iron or ferrous sulphate (Fe Song of Solomon 4:1-16 ), also called green vitriol, used in dyeing, tanning, and making ink. which will turn wine or milk into ink; or leaven, which turns a very passover into pollution.

Leviticus 5:4 — pronouncing with [his] lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever [it be] that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth [of it], then he shall be guilty in one of these. To do evil. — As David did to slay Nabal. 1 Samuel 25:22 Or to do good. — As the same David did to do good to Mephibosheth, and yet he was not so good as his oath. And it be hid from him. — As is usual with your common swearers, who will swear that they swear not. If men had such

Numbers 32:38 — And Nebo, and Baalmeon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded. Their names being changed. — Out of detestation of those idols, Baal, Nebo, … see Exodus 23:13 Psalms 16:4 Isaiah 46:1 Absit ut de ore Christiano sonet Iupiter omnipotens, et Mehercule, et Mecastor, et caetera, magis portenta quam nuraina, saith Jerome. Heathenish gods should not be so far honoured as to be heard of out of Christian mouths,

Numbers 5:6 — firmament of stars, or the furnace of sparks: we can as little cease to sin, as the hart to pant, pulse to beat, … The devil, when he speaks lies, speaks of his own, John 8:44 so when we do evil, we work of our own, we "walk as men." 1 Corinthians 3:3 Sins are here called human sins, as the Greek hath it.

Numbers 7:8 — and eight oxen. — Double the number of what the Gershonites had, because their carriage was heavier; God proportions the burden to the back: none of his shall be oppressed, though "pressed out of measure above strength," 2 Corinthians 1:8 as Joseph was, whom the archers hated, and shot at: "But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob," ever reserved for a dead lift. Genesis 49:23-24 Matthew 8:17 See Trapp

Deuteronomy 33:16 — him [that was] separated from his brethren. And for the good will of him, … — See Trapp on " Exodus 33:2 " The burning bush - the persecuted Church - was not consumed, because the good will of God, whereof David speaks, Psalms 106:4 was in the bush. So it is still with his in the fiery trial, in any affliction. Isaiah 43:1 That was separated from his brethren. — To be a choice and chief man amongst them. Nobilis fuit inter fratres, saith Augustine, De Doct. Christ., lib.

Deuteronomy 33:29 — the μυριομακαριοτης , the heaped up happiness! Who is like unto thee! — The saints are the world’s paragons, yea, such as the world is not worthy of; Hebrews 11:1-40 that is, saith Chrysostom, Take all the men of the world, they are not worth one of the people of God, though never so mean in regard of outwards. Shall be found liars. — Shall feign to be friends for fear, and shall yield a forced obedience.

Ephesians 5:30 — For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. Of his flesh, and of his bones — While he that is joined to the Lord is one spirit, 1 Corinthians 6:17 . This union is neither natural, nor corporal, nor political, nor personal, but mystical and spiritual; and yet it is no less true and real than that of God the Father and God the Son,John 17:21-22; John 17:21-22 . For as the Holy Ghost

Philippians 4:3 — I entreat thee also — All men should contribute their help to the composing of differences, and bring their buckets, as it were, to quench this unnatural fire, when once kindled. True yokefellow — Not Paul’s wife (for he had none, 1 Corinthians 7:7 ), but either the husband of one of the afore mentioned women, or some special and principal pastor at Philippi. Which laboured with me in the gospel — Not by preaching, but by partaking of the combats and difficulties that I there

James 1:11 — and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways. Shall the rich man fade — Perish eternally, if he trust in uncertain riches, and not in the living God. See James 5:1 . Thus that sapless fellow Nabal faded, when his heart died within him, nor could his riches any more relieve him than they did that rich and wretched cardinal, Henry Beaufort, Chancellor of England in the reign of Henry VI, who murmured at death, that

James 4:2 — gulf, to this curse of unsatisfiableness. Because ye ask not — He must be of a sedate spirit that prays to purpose. How shall we think God will hear us when we hardly hear ourselves? Married couples must agree, that their prayers be not hindered, 1 Peter 3:7 . There is no sowing in a storm; no taking medicine in a hot fit, as said before.

1 John 3:2 — greater in hope; much in possession, but more in reversion. Let this comfort us against the contempts cast upon us by the world, blind and besides itself in point of salvation. For we shall see him as he is — Now we see as in a glass obscurely, 1 Corinthians 13:12 , as an old man through spectacles, as a weak eye looks upon the sun; but in heaven we shall see him as he is, so far as a creature is capable of that blissful vision.

Revelation 1:15 — — He stood firm then when he was cast into the fire of his Father’s wrath. He trod the winepress alone, and set his feet on the necks of all his and our enemies. He lost no ground, when he grappled with the devil on his own dunghill, Matthew 4:1-11 "He will also bruise Satan under our feet shortly," Romans 16:20 . As the sound of many waters — Audible, terrible, forcible. Some Catadupes are deafened by the fall of this Nile. (Som. Scip.) But the spouse cries out, "O thou

Revelation 9:20 — repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk: That they should not worship devils — As all idolaters do, 1 Corinthians 10:20 . The devil is ειδωλοχαρης , saith Synesius, glad to be worshipped in an idol, as he was by Israel in a calf. And as he is still by the Papists, in their mawmets (idols)